My fuse box relocation (project log)

[turbosax2]

Eric, are you still using your power steering?

Yes.

 

[Atuca]

Can we get some pictures of the power wires in the engine bay now? Do you happen to remember or write down the specifics you stated you repost for the lugs/connectors for the wires? What did you decide on for power to the fuse box, did you run 4 wires in sets of 2 or just one or what?

Thanks

 

[turbosax2]

I still don't have any good pictures of the power cables in the engine bay. I'll try to take some next time I work on the car.

Two 4ga. wires power the fuse box. I attached a spreadsheet for the lugs list (change extension to .xls after downloading). I believe it's right but can't guarantee that for sure.

 

[blackcrow64]

Wow I just read thru this entire thread and mad props to you man! There has been so much work done on this car that nobody will ever understand the time you have invested in doing all this. I didn't go to near the extremes you did on some of these things but now I wish I had after seeing the finished product. You definitely inspired me to go over my car again and redo some of the things I half assed the first time I had it all tore apart. Especially the wiring harness... My mind is so blown by all you did to it and how much wiring you were able to eliminate.

Keep up the amazing work!

 

[Atuca]

Looking back, would you run your Fuel Pump power to the distribution block in place of one of the 2 4g from the Fuse Box? The distribution block you used only had 3 outputs right?

Speaking of which, how did you end up getting power to your fuel pump? Was it not rewired to begin with?

 

[turbosax2]

My fuel pump is not rewired; I haven't yet decided how I want to go about doing that if/when the time comes. But no, I would not remove one of the 4ga. fuse box wires. I suppose it could be done, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. The distribution block has two 'inputs' and three 'outputs', although I could use the spare 'input' as an 'output' if necessary.

 

[Atuca]

How did you connect the 1/0 wire from the Battery and the 1/0 from the Alternator to the cut off switch? Did you solder the two together and then connect to the switch, or did they all fit in there? It looks like a really tight space and not alot of room on the cut off switch.

Why did you run two 4ga and not a single larger gauge wire? With all of the accessories we removed from the wiring harness, didn't the power requirement from the fusebox lower? Did you not ever find a "
conversion table" for the gauge of cable needed by switching two smaller guage to a thicker cable gauge?

And I agree that using the extra input on the distribution block could be used as an output for the fuel pump. The normal fuel pump rewire generally speaking has a fuse on it already anyways, so just sending my lead to the extra "input" should be safe with the existing fuse in place. Good thinking Eric!

 

[turbosax2]

The battery and alternator wires each have their own lug. Both go to the same stud on the kill switch. There's no way you're putting two wires that big in a single lug and fitting it on the kill switch.

I ran two 4ga. wires to the fuse box because there are two different positions in the fuse box that the fuses and relays get their power from. If I just ran one wire, then I would have to jumper from that wire to the second position so the other fuses/relays could get power. Beside that fact, it is EXTREMELY tight in there (I actually had to grind the lugs down some to fit), so there's no way you're fitting a single larger wire in there. No, I never found a good answer on what size wire(s) would be equivalent to the factory's four wires so I just went overkill.

 

[mbyoung424]

Wow, is about all I can say. Took most of the afternoon to read this but it's been by far the best thing I've taken the time to read. Your first and last posts were almost 3 years to the day apart. You also started with, "I'm still a noob...Honestly, I'm a bit scared but I know I'll make it through." Now you're a site moderator.

I don't know how many people asked the same questions over and over again, yet neither you nor your brother ever said anything negative or were anything, but helpful. I can't count how many people posted on here that you were motivating them to keep going or start their project and those were just the people that took the time to write a post.

People tell me that I have OCD, but you sir take the cake. This build is nothing short of amazing. I got rid of a lot of wires, but my car doesn't even scratch the surface of what you did. Someone said it best when they said they'd pay more for your used car than they would new one.

Unbelieveable

 

[DashLaflash]

Did your MAP sensor screw right into the brake booster location or did you have to drill and tap the hole? Also what MAP sensor are you using?

 

[turbosax2]

I'm using a custom 65psia map sensor. The 1/8" NPT threads were kind of screwy, so I used an Autometer 1/8" NPT to 1/8" BSP adapter to prevent messing up the threads in the intake manifold. If the threads were nicer, I would have just threaded it into the intake manifold, possibly running a 1/8" NPT tap through it first.

 

[dalesmitsu]

Great build thread even the N/a owners could learn from this.

Amazing, job.

Happy 4th

 

[t00ners_bl0ws]

http://s1.postimage.org/7ze9724jp/fbb6d45729.gif

 

[97 EclipseRS-T]

Great work. Can't wait to see what it looks like when your done.

 

[andyb2637]

SICK! Great build and looks like you did everything with great care. Good job bro!!

 

[GAMEOVER]

good job! i really like what you did to your car! you got any updated pictures of the car and bay?

 

[tmaxx411]

Congrats on the build and getting it running, it looks amazing. I'm looking at your harness maps, and it lists number 41, VSS, right outside of the ecu harness firewall through pass by the door. Is it supposed to be the abs sensor? thanks!

 

[turbosax2]

Can you post up the specific picture you're looking at?

 

[Ehclipse]

hour later and im at the end, good job man alot of props

 

[DSM_love_GST]

I wish I could do this

 

[vr4scott]

That was a long read. Took me a couple days on and off. But all in all, this is amazing.

 

[tmaxx411]

Its in this picture. Above the firewall through-pass

 

[turbosax2]

That is indeed the VSS sensor. The ABS sensors are part of the fuse box harness, not the ECU harness.

 

[kidtsi]

any updates and pictures of your car?

 

[turbosax2]

Nothing has changed since the last update. Plenty of plans and parts laying around, no time to work on or even drive the car...